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Texas Retail Market Testing Flight 1014

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Entering Test Flight • How do I sign up to participate in Flight 1014? • New LSE • Current MPs • Additional DUNS for Certified REP • What are the business requirements I must fulfill before entering the test flight?

Signing up for Flight 1014: New LSEs New LSEs that wish to sign up for Flight 1014 must complete ALL of the following by Flight Deadline: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 5:00 p.m. CPT • Submit LSE Application • Application can be found online: http://www.ercot.com/services/rq/lse • QSE Designation must be made prior to production Note – QSE must be Qualified/Certified by ERCOT • Application requires a DUNS number (www.dnb.com) • Please note that proper registration of your company must be on file at the Texas Secretary of State office in order for your ERCOT LSE application to be accepted (http://www.sos.state.tx.us/) .

Signing up for Flight 1014: New LSEs • Submit $500 LSE Application Fee • File for REP Certification with PUCT (not required for MOU/EC) • Send the PUCT docket number to: RetailMarketTesting@ercot.com • Complete and submit a Testing Worksheet (TW) • TW located on the Texas Retail Testing Website (https://etod.ercot.com) • Notify ERCOT of intent to test via email • Notification must include company legal name and DUNS • E-mail must be sent directly from the Authorized Representative as designated on the LSE application • Send notification e-mail to: RetailMarketTesting@ercot.com

Signing up for Flight 1014: New LSEs Additional DUNS for Certified REP please note: If a decision is made to add a DUNS for a Certified REP (DUNS or DUNS plus 4), this new entity is considered a new LSE from a business perspective • The new LSE must follow the “New LSE” steps for signing up for Flight 1014 From a testing perspective, there are ad-hoc truncated testing tracks available under certain circumstances.

Signing up for Flight 1014: Current LSEs Current LSEs will be required to test if they are entering new service territories, testing additional business functionality, changing banking information, changing their service provider, or adding another entity to their business umbrella.

Signing up for Flight 1014: Current LSEs To sign up for Flight 1014, a current LSE must complete the following by Flight Deadline: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 5:00 p.m. CPT • Submit UPDATED Testing Worksheet (TW) • TW located on the Texas Retail Testing Website (https://etod.ercot.com) • Notify ERCOT of intent to test via email • Notification must include company legal name, DUNS, and what the entity plans to test for • E-mail must be sent directly from the Authorized Representative ERCOT currently has on file • Send notification e-mail to: RetailMarketTesting@ercot.com

Flight 1014 Test Participants • Existing CRs currently in the Market • Some may be testing in new TDSP territories or for new functionality • Existing TDSPs • Some may be testing new CR relationships • ERCOT • Testing any new CR/TDSP relationships or new CR functionality • CRs new to the Market • Testing full Flight using ‘ALL’ Track

How Do We Move Forward? • Days – MPs and ERCOT are required to complete their daily activities as outlined in the testing scripts. • Critical Dates – Scripts are marked with several critical dates that must be met for specific Business Rules to be tested successfully.

How Do We Move Forward? • Check Points – Check Points will exist throughout the market test. These check points exist to allow: • The Flight Administrator to gauge where the market test is in relation to the flight timeline. • Take necessary action to get the flight back on schedule. • Weekends – The Flight Administrator may elect to use weekends for testing in the event testing has fallen behind schedule.

Testing Tracks for V4.0 End-to-End Scripts • New IOU CR • All New LSEs will execute all scripts in this track with at least one TDSP territory that the LSE is entering • New MOU/EC CR • Any LSE who signed up to test with a MOU/EC TDSP will execute all scripts in this track with the MOU/EC TDSP

Testing Tracks for V4.0 End-to-End Scripts • New IOU CSA CR • New IOU CSA LSEs and existing LSEs wanting to add CSA functionality will test this track with ERCOT who will simulate the TDSP • New MOU/EC CSA CR • New MOU/EC CSA LSEs and existing MOU/EC LSEs wanting to add CSA functionality in MOU/EC territories will test this track with the MOU/EC TDSP territory the LSE is entering

Testing Tracks for V4.0 End-to-End Scripts • PUCT REP Certification Option 2 LSEs • LSEs who are PUCT REP Option 2 LSEs are only required to test this track within the Market • Changing Service Provider • LSEs who are changing Service Providers will execute all scripts in the track with all TDSP territories in which the LSE is certified

NAESB Connectivity Testing • All testing participants must test Connectivity using NAESB EDM v1.6 • Everyone participating in Flight 1014 must test Connectivity with all trading partner relationships defined within your TW and ERCOT • When sending connectivity transactions, include the NAESB connectivity log in the notification email • After Connectivity is tested, any changes will require retesting before the start of the Flight

Testing Relationships • ERCOT has committed to providing the following information to the market: • For all new LSEs and TDSPs in the market, ERCOT will provide the testing relationship list by Friday, September 12, 2014. • These lists will be sent to the Primary Testing, Secondary Testing, and Primary Business contact for each LSE and each TDSP that is listed on the Testing Worksheet (TW)

Testing Relationships • If a Market Participant has issues with the testing relationships, issues must be communicated back to ERCOT by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 15, 2014. • ERCOT will contact each party who has issues and work towards resolving the issue. • Checklists will be created after the final testing relationships lists are delivered to the Market Participants.

What Happens If I Don’t Meet Flight Checkpoints/Tasks? • Weekly conference call with the Flight Administrator • Escalation procedures to executive management at the MP, ERCOT, and possibly the PUCT • MP may be requested to work overtime and/or weekends to catch up • MP may be asked to start the script over at a later time

Random Testing • Market Participants testing the ‘New’ track will participate in Random Testing • The purpose of Random Testing is to assist Market Participants with the uncovering of potential validation problems • This allows the Market Participant to make changes to their system during the Retail Market Flight Test • The goal is to reduce problem transactions in production

Random vs. Scripted • Random Testing provides a level of testing that is closer to a real-time production environment • Random testing adds a dimension of validation that is not currently performed with scripted testing

Pre-Testing Preparation • Review all test scripts within your test tracks • Contact ERCOT and/or Texas SET working group when you have questions • If you have a service provider, coordinate your testing activities in advance • When utilizing a service provider for Flight Testing, the testing process between the MP and the service provider must be representative of their production environments

Conference Calls • Weekly Teleconferences • Attendance is Required • Roll Call • Mute when not talking • Avoid cell phones • Calls begin promptly • Conference calls will be held on Tuesdays or as needed at 2:30 p.m. CPT. The Flight Administrator or a person designated by the Flight Administrator will facilitate the call. In the event the Flight Administrator finds it necessary, a follow-up call will be scheduled for later that day or early the next day before 10:00 a.m. CPT.

Login Information Retail Testing Website https://etod.ercot.com • Many of the sections are password protected • To obtain your own logon, send an email to: RetailMarketTesting@ercot.com • You will receive your username and password to access everything you will need on the website

New or Existing TW? • To create a New TW means that your entity has never created a TW in the past • To update an Existing TW indicates that you have previously created a TW • Update means only what you are requesting to test in this Flight • This is not an all-inclusive list for your entity. The updates are only those for which you are testing in this Flight

Delete Button - TW • The Delete button, which appears on any of the tabs contained within the Testing Worksheet, is a functional delete option. • That means if you select the Delete button, the information will disappear from your view; however, ERCOT still stores the data which was contained within your saved TW at the time of the delete. • If you delete your TW by accident, you may contact ERCOT and we can recover your TW for you. • Please note – the Delete function deletes your entire TW, not just the information appearing within that tab.

Options What is the difference between Service Order/Outage Options and PUCT REP Certification Options on the TW?

IOU Service Order & Outage Options More Information on the Service Order and Outage Options can be found in the Standard Terms & Conditions: www.puc.state.tx.us Select Industry Select Rates and Tariffs (under “Electric”) Select Transmission and Distribution Rates for Investor Owned Utilities (IOU)

IOU Service Order & Outage Options • Option 1 – LSE may direct Retail Customers to call the LSE for such reporting or requests and electronically forward outage information to the TDSP • Option 2 – LSE may direct Retail Customers to call the LSE for such reporting or requests and then forward the call to the TDSP • Option 3 – LSE may direct Retail Customers to directly call TDSP to make such reports or requests

MOU/EC Service Order & Outage Options • Option 1 – Unless otherwise agreed to by LSE and MOU/EC TDSP, the LSE will direct Retail Customers to call or contact the MOU/EC TDSP directly to report outages, interruptions, irregularities, and/or to make service requests. The LSE will provide Retail Customers with a toll-free number supplied by the MOU/EC TDSP for purposes of such reporting.

MOU/EC Service Order & Outage Options Alternatively, and only with the mutual consent of LSE and MOU/EC TDSP, one of the following options can be selected: • Option 2 – Retail Customers will be directed to call the LSE to report outages, interruptions, irregularities, and/or service requests. The LSE will then electronically forward such information to MOU/EC TDSP • Option 3 – Retail Customers will be directed to call the LSE to report outages, interruptions, irregularities, and/or service requests. The LSE will then forward such calls to MOU/EC TDSP

PUCT REP Certification Options • Option 1 – REPs defining their service area by geography • Option 2 – REPs defining their service area by customers • Option 2 LSEs that serve only their own load such as power plants may qualify as an Option 2 REP when they file for their PUCT REP certification • Option 2 LSEs would test with the TDSPs that provide wires service to their affected loads Please do not confuse this with Service Order Option 1, 2, or 3 and/or Outage Option 1, 2, or 3.

Options Again…… What is the difference between Service Order/ Outage Options and PUCT REP Certification Options on the Testing Worksheet? • Service Order/ Outage Options refer to how the REP communicates with its customers and the TDSP with regard to service orders and outages • PUCT REP Certification Options refer to how the REP defines their service area: geographically or by customers they will serve